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At 10 a.m. this morning (November 18th) I saw a Harris' Sparrow from the
paved trail NE of the sewage treatment plant. It was in a nice mixed
flock of juncos, house and purple finches. The bird is in an
interesting moult - the black bib is confined to the chin area,
surrounded by the "5 o'clock shadow" of the full bib against the white
breast. The head still shows a significant amount of grey at the
cheeks.
Since birding luck seems to always happen at the same time, I also saw
my first Wild Turkey within the city limits of Windsor - a female bird
that was visible from the paved trail just south of where it crosses the
CN railroad tracks.
To best access the area where I saw the Harris' Sparrow, park at the end
of Little River Road and walk east towards the paved trail. Go north
from this point, then turn onto a trail that begins with a wooden foot
bridge. Follow this trail until you can see a gravel road heading
north. The mixed flock was feeding in this general area.
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